Police arrest alleged shoplifter at Kohl’s in Rochester

ROCHESTER — Police arrested a woman for shoplifting from Kohl’s on Friday.

The Rochester Police responded to Kohl’s Department Store at 160 Washington Street where Jessica Lavoie, 26, of 71 Shore Road in East Wakefield was being detained.

Employees told officers Lavoie took merchandise from the store without paying. All merchandise found in Lavoie’s possession and she was subsequently arrested for Felony Shoplifting.

Lavoie was transported to the police department where she was booked and released on $5,000 personal recognizance bail.

She will appear in court on Dec. 10 at 8 a.m.

In a press release the Rochester Police remind resident, “ ... during the holiday months the temptation to commit thefts at retailers may increase, but the Rochester Police Department and Loss Prevention Officers throughout the City are prepared to stop, apprehend and prosecute anyone committing these thefts.”